Pastoral Council

The main body advising on matters of pastoral policy in the Diocese, chaired by the Bishop.

About the Pastoral Council

The Pastoral Council is the main body advising on matters of pastoral policy in the Diocese.

Chairman

The Bishop

Meets

Once a year

Length of meeting

Three days

Canon 511 defines the pastoral council as the main body of the faithful whose role is mainly to study and weigh matters which concern the pastoral work in the Diocese, and to propose to the Bishop ways of bringing them to conclusion.

Members of the council

The Pastoral Council comprises the following members:

1

Rt. Rev. John Mwandi

Bishop

2

Very Rev. Fr. Jefferson Mutinda

Vicar General

3

The Diocesan Departmental Heads

4

The Deans

5

The Parish Priests

6

The Rector of St Joseph’s Junior Seminary

7

Executive Council from all the Parishes

Parish Moderator, Secretary and Treasurer

8

Diocesan Moderators of the Church Organs

Pontifical Missionary Childhood, Youth, Catholic Women Association, Catholic Men Association, Choir, and the Young Catholic Adults

9

Diocesan Chaplains of the Church Organs

10

Catechists Representative

11

Religious Brothers and Sisters Representative

Church organs on the council

The Diocesan Moderators and Chaplains of the Church organs, among them the Youth, the Catholic Women Association and the Catholic Men Association, are members of the Pastoral Council.

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